trey
noun
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plural treys
Definition of trey
1
: a shot in basketball that counts for three points
2
: a card numbered three or having three main pips
3
: the side of a die or domino that has three spots
Examples of trey in a Sentence
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Tatum drives and kicks to an open Morris for trey! pic.twitter.com/CudIVYh9ej -- Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 13, 2018 The Celtics take Game 1 against the Cavs 108-83. — Scott Patsko, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics: Winners and losers from Game 1," 14 May 2018 Bledsoe quickly pushed a pass to Brogdon in the corner and the reigning Rookie of the Year swished a trey with 33.5 seconds left to put the Bucks back up two. — Matt Velazquez, USA TODAY, "Giannis Antetokounmpo's game-winner ties Bucks-Celtics series at 2-2," 22 Apr. 2018 Bledsoe quickly pushed a pass to Brogdon in the corner and the reigning Rookie of the Year swished a trey with 33.5 seconds left to put the Bucks back up two. — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Bucks 104, Celtics 102: Giannis Antetokounmpo's tip-in helps even series," 22 Apr. 2018 Villanova has made 40 percent of its three-point attempts and is averaging 11.5 treys per game, which ranks third in the nation. — Pete Grathoff, kansascity, "Five things to know about the Villanova Wildcats, who'll face KU on Saturday | The Kansas City Star," 30 Mar. 2018 Mykhailiuk took one dribble to his left, nailed the trey, and Kansas went on to an 85–81 overtime win. — Chris Johnson, SI.com, "Devonte' Graham's Winding Road to Becoming Kansas's Steadying Force," 29 Mar. 2018 Green said Kentucky attempted only six treys because Davidson wasn't guarding closely off the dribble, creating closer-range opportunities and drives for Knox and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who poured in 19 points. — Fletcher Page, The Courier-Journal, "Doomsday scenario? Kentucky basketball draws another hot-shooting team in NCAA Tournament," 16 Mar. 2018 The Rockets recovered with a sudden flurry of scoring as Ariza finished a three-point play, Gordon put in consecutive 3s and P.J. Tucker sank a trey from the corner. — Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle, "Rockets claim 17th consecutive victory with win over Bucks," 7 Mar. 2018 Ball State took its first lead in the second half when Sean Sellers nailed a trey with 3:59 remaining. — Indystar Sports, Indianapolis Star, "State college basketball: Notre Dame survives a 46-point outburst," 6 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'trey.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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trey
noun
English Language Learners Definition of trey
basketball, informal
: a shot that is worth three points
: a playing card with the number 3 or a symbol repeated three times on it
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